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The Assam Tribune, January 17, 2015 :: Governor PB Acharya has appreciated the “thoughtful and purposeful initiative” by the Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat for observing Magh Bihu with a creative mind to spread awareness and preserve the rice diversity of the State, by enlighting the common man on the research and the dedicated work of the varsity in the field of indigenous seed varieties.

AICRP for Dryland Agriculture Biswanath Chariali centre ,BN College of Agriculture , Assam Agricultural University was conferred the prestigious “Best Centre Award” during the XXIV Biennial Workshop of All India Coordinated Research Project for Dryland Agriculture held at College of Agriculture, RVSKW, Indore on 27th December,2014.

A thematic meeting on "Application of Radiation Technology and Radioisotopes in the field of Agriculture, Food and Health" was held on May 28-30, 2014 at AAU under the aegis of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Trombay.

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Dr. SanjayaRajaram

INDIA AND MEXICO

The eminent plant scientist Dr. SanjayaRajaram, born in India and a citizen of Mexico, will be honored as the 2014 World Food Prize Laureate for his scientific research that led to a prodigious increase in world wheat production – by more than 200 million tons – building upon the successes of the Green Revolution.

His breakthrough breeding technologies have had a far-reaching and significant impact in providing more nutritious food around the globe and alleviating world hunger. Dr. Rajaram succeeded Dr. Norman Borlaug in leading CIMMYT's wheat breeding program, and developed an astounding 480 wheat varieties that have been released in 51 countries on six continents and have been widely adopted by small- and large-scale farmers alike.